72 George Bellows, Both Members of This Club, 1909

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TitleBoth Members of This Club

Creator nameBellows, George Wesley

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1909

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions45 1/4 x 63 1/8 in. (114.9 x 160.3 cm)

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.30667.html

Accession number1944.13.1

SubjectsBoxing in artSpectators in artRealism in artMasculinity in artAthletes, BlackAshcan school of artPainting, American--20th century

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